Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read about the break-up of Saxifraga and the Saxifragaceae from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Check out Jim Fowler's blog describing his encounter with this new-to-science variety.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga michauxii
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Micranthes petiolaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi: a new variety of Micranthes (Saxifragaceae) (Cushman, Richards, McMillan, 2020)
Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Micranthes petiolaris
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Micranthes petiolaris
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-001?:
Saxifraga michauxii FAMILY Saxifragaceae
COMMON NAME:
Escarpment Saxifrage, Shealy's Saxifrage
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JK Marlow jkm160319_040
March Pickens County SC
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Annual; flowering in early spring, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm220421_7110
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220421_7112
April Pickens County SC
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Flowers radially symmetrical (all petals distinctly clawed w 2 yellow spots), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm220421_7122
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220421_7122b
April Pickens County SC
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga michauxii
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Micranthes petiolaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi: a new variety of Micranthes (Saxifragaceae) (Cushman, Richards, McMillan, 2020)
Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Micranthes petiolaris
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Micranthes petiolaris
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-001?:
Saxifraga michauxii
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
3660
Forb
Annual
Habitat: In moist seepage over rock, at low elevations (2000-3000 feet), per Weakley's Flora
Native to South & possibly North Carolina
Rare (endemic to SC's Pickens County, so far as is known)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (rarely any stem leaves)
FLOWER:
Spring
Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens, barely exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
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